History to Herstory began in 2003, funded by the Big Lottery Fund, West Yorkshire Archive Service and its partners, the University of Huddersfield, The Bronte Society, Hull Local Studies Library, and Leeds City Council Libraries. Together we’ve selected over 80,000 archive pages illustrating women’s lives over 800 years. In 2011, The University of Huddersfield and WYAS successfully bid to JISC for funding to refresh, repurpose and rehome the resources. We have improved and upgraded the database, checked the images and created new learning materials. The University of Huddersfield will host and maintain the site.

Obviously, this archive includes materials on our own beloved Anne Lister, but I think it’s safe to say we will all be spending weeks exploring every woman’s story. Confession: the Key Themes page alone sends me into a nerd euphoria. Also: National Spinsters Pension Association!? Well, color me fascinated.

Enjoy!